Case of Mönckeberg arteriosclerosis in the carotid, facial, and lingual arteries: a potentially serious incidental finding in CBCT.

Calcifications in the tunica media (middle layer of the arterial wall), classified as Monckeberg arteriosclerosis, are more prevalent in older patients and patients with diabetes and/or chronic kidney disease. Monckeberg arteriosclerosis has prevalence rates of 13.3% and 6.9% in men and women, respectively, and can be observed as a railroad track pattern on imaging studies. With the advent of cone beam computed tomography in dentistry, Monckeberg arteriosclerosis is usually observed as an incidental finding. This case report describes a unique presentation of Monckeberg arteriosclerosis in the carotid, facial, and lingual arteries of a 66-year-old man.